This is very much a visual treat than a dialogue filled movie, however,
from what there is of
Drive
movie quotes it's enough to radiate that it's
very much a moody retro action movie with an art-house flair which also
includes some twisted humor. The story begins all cool
and controlled and then explodes into a juggernaut of emotion and
ultra-violence which shakes the audience to the core. This movie is by
no mean perfect and it's not going to be for everyone but it's worth
watching just for the achingly cool central performance from Ryan
Gosling, which is bound to start a cult following.
Our Rating:
Directed
by: Nicolas Winding Refn
Written by:
Hossein Amini (screenplay)
James Sallis (book)
Starring:
Ryan Gosling -
Driver
Carey Mulligan - Irene
Bryan Cranston - Shannon
Albert Brooks - Bernie Rose
Oscar Isaac - Standard
Christina Hendricks - Blanche
Ron Perlman - Nino
Kaden Leos - Benicio
Jeff Wolfe - Tan Suit
James Biberi - Cook
Russ Tamblyn - Doc
Joey Bucaro - Chauffeur
Tiara Parker - Young Woman
Drive
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[first
lines; talking on
the phone]
Driver: There's
a hundred thousand streets in this city. If I
drive for you, you give me a time and a place, I give you a five minute
window. Anything happens in that five minutes, then I'm yours, no
matter what. Anything happens a minute either side of that, and you're
on your own. Do you understand?
[pause whilst his
listening to the reply]
Driver: Good.
And you won't be able to reach me on this phone again.
[Driver meets Shannon at
a garage]
Shannon:
Hey, there you are! She's down there. Plain Jane boring, just like you
asked for, but I dropped in three hundred horses on the inside. She is
gonna fly! You look like a zombie, kid. You gettin' any sleep? I can
offer you some Benzedrine, Dexedrine, caffeine, nicotine. Oh, you don't
smoke, that's right. Better off.
[walks Driver towards
the car]
Shannon: There
she is. Chevy Impala, most popular car in the state of California. No
one will be looking at you.
[the Driver and Shannon
are on a movie set with Driver wearing an LAPD uniform]
Shannon: Hey,
kid? You know what? Director wants to see a roll over. You okay with
that? Remember, if you don't feel good, just abort the shot. There's no
shame in that, alright?
[Driver doesn't say
anything]
Shannon: I
mean, you...you're doubling for the star. You're not like a day play or
anything. And I got you five hundred more. Of course, we'd
split that. You okay? Ready to go?
[Driver nods his head]
Shannon: Alright.
Countin' on you!
[after giving Irene and
her son a ride home and helping with their groceries, Benicio comes
over to Driver wearing a Halloween mask]
Driver: Scary.
Hey, you wanna a tooth pick?
Benicio:
Sure.
Irene: So,
you just moved to LA?
Driver: No,
I've been here for a while.
Irene: You
just new here?
Driver: Mmhmm.
[Driver looks a picture
of Irene, her son and a man]
Irene: That's
Benicio's father.
Driver: Where
is he?
Irene: He's
in prison.
Driver: Oh.
Irene: What
do you do?
Driver: I
drive.
Irene: Like
a limo driver?
Driver: No,
like for movies.
Irene: Oh!
You mean all the car chases and stuff?
Driver: Yeah.
Irene: Isn't
that dangerous?
[he doesn't reply but
looks at her for a moment]
Driver: It's
only part-time. Mostly I work at a garage.
Irene: Where?
Driver: Reseda
Boulevard.
[they share a moment
where they just look at each other]
Driver: I
gotta go.
Irene: Well,
thank you.
Driver: Thanks
for the water.
Bernie Rose:
You run a perfectly good business. I don't know why you wanna change
that.
Shannon: You
know how much my business made last year? Thirty grand. I can build a
car in six months and in six seconds these jerks right it off as a
stunt that won't even make it into the movie. You see, all I need is a
hard used stock car. That's all. Now, I figure we start off with small
town circuit, we work our way up and once we get to the show, we're
talking millions.
Bernie Rose: So,
you still haven't given me a number.
Shannon: Alright.
Four hundred thirty thousand dollars.
Bernie Rose: Oh!
[Bernie gives him the
finger]
Shannon: Mr.
Rose, I wouldn't come to you with this, unless I was absolutely sure
about it.
Bernie Rose: How
can you be sure, Shannon? What you got that the big professional race
teams don't?
Shannon: I
got the driver.
Bernie Rose: You
just told me they had half a dozen drivers.
Shannon: Not
like this one. This kid is special. I've been working with him for a
while, I've never seen anything like it. I had the money, I'd back him
myself.
Bernie Rose: Yeah,
but you don't have money.
Shannon: Mr.
Rose, you put this kid behind a wheel, there's nothing he can't do.
He'll go around that race track in two hundred miles an hour.
[as he walks into the
restaurant and sees Bernie eating Chinese takeaway]
Nino: What
you doin' eatin' Chink food in my fuckin' restaurant?
Bernie Rose: What's
a Jew doing running a pizzeria?
[Nino joins them at
their table he turns to Shannon]
Nino: Take
a fuckin' hike. I wanna talk to my partner.
[Shannon gives him a
cold look]
Nino: I'm
just fuckin' with ya. How you doin' Shannon? How's the fuckin' leg?
Shannon: I
paid my debt.
[referring to Shannon's
offer]
Bernie Rose: I'll
think about it. Okay? But I wanna meet the kid first.
Shannon: It's
all I ask.
Shannon: C'mon,
I want you to meet somebody. And whatever you do like about the car,
don't say anything. I wanna drive the price down a little bit.
[as they walk toward
Bernie]
Shannon: Kid,
I want you to meet Mr. Bernie Rose.
Bernie Rose: Nice
to meet you.
[he holds out his hand
to Driver]
Driver: My
hands are a little dirty.
Bernie Rose: So
are mine.
[Driver shakes his hand]
Bernie Rose: Good
driving out there.
Driver: Thanks.
Shannon: So,
what do you think? Do we get the four hundred?
Bernie Rose: I'll
give you three hundred for seventy percent.
Shannon: Done.
[he holds out his hand
to Bernie to shake but Bernie doesn't respond]
Shannon: Right.
Good. You won't be sorry.
[as Driver is working he
sees Irene talking to Shannon about her car]
Shannon: How
can I help you?
Irene: Uh...it
just broke down.
Shannon: It
just broke down, just like that?
Irene: Mmhmm.
Shannon: You
want me to take a look at it?
Irene: Yeah.
Shannon: Alright!
Uh...we got all our base full.
[to the tow truck guy]
Shannon: Um...hey,
pal just drop it down here, we'll push it in. Alright? We wanna push
her into number three.
[to Irene]
Shannon: The
car, not you!
Irene: Oh,
good!
[Driver walks up to
Irene as she's talking to Shannon]
Driver: Hi.
Irene: Hi.
Shannon: Ah,
you two know each other!
Driver: Don't.
[Driver walks away
embarrassed]
Shannon: Oh,
look at that!
Irene: We're
neighbors.
Shannon: Neighbors?
Irene: Mmhmm.
Shannon: Very
good. Well, we'll try to be neighborly too.
[staring at each other
whilst Driver is working on a car]
Driver: You
blinked.
Benicio:
What?
[as he's fixing her car]
Irene: Can
I call a cab from here?
Shannon: Yeah,
sure. What am I talkin' about? You and the kid are neighbor, right? He
can take you.
Irene: Oh,
uh...no! I'd feel bad.
Shannon: No!
No! Don't even think twice about it. He'd be happy to do it. He's a
good guy. You know he walked in to my shop here about five or six years
ago. Right out of the blue, asking for a job. So I put him to the test,
see what he could do. Kid's amazing.
Irene: Yeah.
Shannon: So,
I hire him on the spot. Boom! He had about half the wages I normally
pay, he didn't blink an eye.
[to Driver]
Shannon: Hey,
Kid? Come over here for a second, will you?
[turns back to Irene]
Shannon: And
I have been exploiting him ever since.
[they both laugh]
Shannon:
Shh! Don't tell him.
[to Driver as he walks
towards them]
Shannon:
Looks like we have a bigger problem than I thought. And we're gonna
have to keep the car here for a few days. So, I offered your services
to take Benicio and Irene home. Would that be okay?
Driver: Yeah,
sure. I don't have wheels on my car.
[Irene laughs]
Irene: Okay!
Driver: That's
one thing you should know about me,
Shannon:
Well, put the tires on.
Driver: You
got five minutes?
Irene: Yeah.
[after
driver has spent
the day with Irene and Benicio]
Irene: Thank
you. He had a good time
Driver: Me
too.
Irene: Sorry
if I put you on the spot showing up like that.
Driver: It's
okay.
[he takes his jacket
from her and gives her a long stare]
Driver I'm
not doing anything this weekend, if you wanna a ride or somethin'.
[referring to the race
car Shannon has fixed up]
Nino: We
paid three hundred fuckin' grand for this piece of shit?
Bernie Rose: I
paid for it, out of my own pocket. This is just a shell. It's the
inside that counts, not the outside. Right, Shannon?
Shannon: You
are correct, sir.
Nino: Fuck
that shit! I paid three hundred for somethin', I want everybody to
fuckin' see it.
Bernie Rose: Of
course you do.
[admiring one of the
cars in the garage he's spotted]
Nino: Now
this, that is one motherfuckin' fine assed pussy mobile, motherfucker!
Bernie Rose: Shannon,
sell him the car.
Shannon: You
know, he wouldn't be able to find pussy in a whore house.
[to Nino]
Shannon: You
know what? This car will even make you good lookin'.
Nino: Well,
I'm already good lookin', pal.
Bernie Rose: When's
our first race?
Driver: Uh...pretty
soon.
Bernie Rose: You
gonna be ready.
Driver: I
hope so.
Bernie Rose: I
hope so? Hey, no false modesty. I got a lot of money on this. Did
Shannon ever tell you how we met?
Driver: No.
Bernie Rose: I
used to produce movies, in the eighties. Kinda like action films, sexy
stuff. One critic called them European. I thought they were shit.
Anyway, he arranged all the cars for me, did all the stunts. I liked
him, I liked having him around. Even though he overcharged the shit out
of me. His next business venture, he got involved with some of Nino's
friends. They didn't go for the overcharging bit. They broke his
pelvis. He's never had a lot of luck. The reason I'm telling you this,
is that he has a lot invested in you, and so do I. So, anything you
need, you call me. We're a team now. I'm excited!
[watching a cartoon
together on TV]
Driver: Is
he a bad guy?
Benicio: Yeah.
Driver: How
can you tell?
Benicio: Cause
he's a shark.
Driver: There's
no good sharks?
Benicio: No.
I mean, just look at him. Does he look like a good guy to you?
[to Driver as
he's driving them, referring to the phone call she had before
they left]
Irene: That
was my husband's lawyer, he's coming home in a week.
[to his party guests]
Standard:
We're here celebrating, but it's a shameful thing, what I did. And I
have a lot of making up to do, to everyone. But second chances are
rare, right? And that's worth celebrating, right? So I wanna make a
toast to that lady right there.
[pointing to Irene]
Standard: Thanks
for staying. I love you, Rene. Salute.
[as Driver leaves his
apartment he sees Irene sitting outside her apartment in the hallway]
Irene: Sorry
about the noise.
Driver: [jokingly] I was
gonna call the cops.
Irene: I
wish you would.
[Standard comes out of
the apartment with Benicio as Driver is talking to Irene]
Standard: How
you doin'?
Driver: Hi.
Standard: This
guy's been tellin' me a lot about you. Says you've been uh...comin'
around, helpin' out a lot. Yeah, helpin' out? Is that right?
[Driver doesn't reply
but smiles]
Standard: Is
that right?
Driver: Mmhmm.
Standard: Oh,
that's very nice. That's nice of you, thank you.
Driver: You're
welcome.
Standard: You
drive for the movies?
Driver: Yeah.
[referring to the
garbage bag he's carrying]
Irene: I
can take that.
Standard: No.
No. I go it.
[to Benicio]
Standard: Let
mommy talk to her friend.
[as Driver is
sitting alone in the diner drinking coffee]
Bearded Redneck:
You're Shannon's buddy, right? We met last year. You drove me and my
brother back from Palm Springs. We hired another wheel man. I spent six
months in jail, my brother, he got himself killed. I got this sweet job
comin' up.
Driver: How
about this? Shut your mouth, or I'll kick your teeth down your throat
and I'll shut it for you.
Bearded Redneck: Nice
seein' you again.
[referring to the men
that had beat him up]
Driver: Who
were they?
Standard: What
the fuck are you gonna do? You gonna go beat them up for me? Huh, stunt
guy? Why the fuck do you wanna know who they are? Huh?
[Driver just stares at
him]
Standard: There's
some guys that want me to do a job for 'em and I'm not gonna do it.
That's who they are.
Driver: What's
the job?
Standard: Want
me to rob a pawn shop in the Valley.
Driver: Why?
Standard: Cause
I owe 'em some protection money from when I was inside. It's two
thousand bucks. And as soon as I got out, oh, it's five thousand bucks!
Oh, no! Actually, it's ten thousand dollars, twenty thousand dollars!
Tomorrow I don't know what the fuck it's gonna be.
Driver: What
are you gonna do?
Standard: That's
a really good question. They said they're gonna come after Benicio and
Irene next.
Driver: You
okay?
[Benicio nods his head]
Driver: Want
something to drink?
[Benicio shakes his
head, in his hand is a bullet]
Driver: What
is that you got there? Can I see?
[he gives the bullet to
Driver]
Driver: One
of those men gave you that?
Benicio: Mmhmm.
They told me I had to lose it.
Driver: You
want me to keep that for you?
Benicio: Okay.
[Driver visits Irene at
the diner she works at]
Driver: How's
Benice?
Irene: Good.
Driver: You're
just sayin' that?
Irene: No.
What do you mean?
Driver: I
saw that Standard was in an accident.
Irene: Yeah.
Driver: What
happened?
Irene: He
got beat up.
Driver: Mmhmm.
Why?
Irene: Just
drunk kids. You should come over
Driver: Hmm?
Irene: You
should come and see him.
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